Job description

The project coordinator’s role will be to assist the Project Manager to deliver the following project aims and objectives within the timescale and budgets set:

Project Aim

The project aims to empower local communities and businesses within them with simple Wikimedia (Wikipedia, Wicipedia, Wikivoyage etc) web-authoring skills training in all coastal counties that border the Wales Coast Path to:

enhance existing information currently available to communities on Wikimedia Projects;

encourage the development of Wikipedia articles based on the Path in multi-languages, in a way similar to that which has way has been done with Monmouthpedia,

encourage the use of free content (licenced on CC-BY-SA or similar open licences which allow third-party use of Wikipedia and sister projects) to help promote community economic development through cultural tourism, and

support the work of the wider Wikimedian community in Wales.

Project Objectives

The project’s aim will be achieved through the following:

Informing, inspiring and training champions in local communities to create rich local content.

Supporting the efforts of Wicipedia Cymraeg to train Welsh speakers in wiki-skills and raise awareness of adding rich Welsh language content to Wicipedia.

Developing the skills and confidence of Welsh speakers and non-Welsh speakers to create digital content.

Provision of technical backup, governance, advice and mediation on content creation and conflicts of interest.

Exploring whether any Welsh Government investments in Welsh medium technology can be licensed on a Creative Commons basis.

Project delivery in accordance with the principles of Project Management for European Sustainable Development (PM4ESD). This will ensure that:

information will be recorded on a regular basis;

quality criteria are defined and monitored;

products and services are delivered within time and costs;

risks are monitored and managed, and

roles and responsibilities are clearly defined.

Installation of metrics to measure post-delivery impacts and outcomes.

Creation of a legacy of Wikipedia community champions and community pride in the Wales Coast Path.

Compilation of a full term project assessment report.

Developing the skills and confidence of both Welsh and English speakers in Wales to create digital content.

Project Scope

The scope of the project is defined by its aim, objectives, budgets and timescale across the 10 x Coastal Counties within the Convergence programme area for Wales that contain sections of the Wales Coast Path (Schedules 1–3).

Of the 12 x remaining Counties in Wales, which fall outside the Convergence programme area, five of these are Coastal Counties containing additional sections of the Wales Coast Path, and seven are inland from the Path (Schedule 3).

Whilst these fall outside the scope of the project, the Project Coordinator will be expected to support the Project Manager in seeking to procure Wikipedia web-authoring skills training for community groups within these 12 x Counties.

Project Coordinator’s Role

The Project Coordinator’s role is to support the Project Manager in controlling the introduction of change in line with the relative priorities of time, cost, planning, management and coordination. This involves:

Organising courses all over Wales

Train groups in wiki-skills

Helping to plan what needs to be done, when, by whom, and to what standards.

Helping to coordinate the work of different people eg trainees.

Monitoring work being done for the purposes of project deliverables and funding claims.

Helping to mange any changes to the plan.

Assisting in the delivery of successful results.

Helping to ensure the project is completed on time, within budget.

Assuming the role of a deputy.

Understanding the needs of all stakeholders:

Cymdeithas Wici Cymru

Welsh Government

Wikimedia UK

Ordnance Survey

County Authorities

Working under the Wikimedia UK delegated authority of Cymdeithas Wici Cymru (the contractor).

Helping to ensure the aim of the project is met and quality standards are upheld.

Representing stakeholders’ interests.

Helping to organise professional people working on the project.

Security and risk assessment.

Making sure the aim of the project is met.

Making sure quality standards are met.

Advice on the use of suitable technology to keep track of people working on the project as well as trainees, and their progress.

Suggest amendments to the Scheme of Work

Helping to evaluate and monitor the project.

Assisting in the production of monthly progress reports for stakeholders.

Detailed Work Schedule

Organising and implementing a post-training helpline in both Welsh and English.

Assisting in databases which can subsequently be used for the creation of Wikipedian articles.

Assisting in the creation and administration of blogs and other social networking services (e.g. Facebook, Twitter) to support the Wikipedia main site.

Helping to inspire existing Wikipedians from Wales and the rest of the world to contribute an additional 3,000 articles in different languages relating to points of interest along the Wales Coast Path.

The Project Coordinator will also need to be fully fluent and literate in both Welsh and English, and to have a significant body of experience in Welsh culture and a good academic background; knowledge of the interplay of Welsh institutions and Welsh local government is essential. This work involves training and meeting communities and organising local training sessions in all parts of Wales (North and South).

Skills Required

Technical competence in online and social media communications.

An understanding of and empathy for Wikimedia's mission and experience of working with the Wikimedia community

Experience in training young people and adults and organising training sessions.